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Government troops in South Sudan according to VANGUARD on Monday advanced on the flashpoint town of Bor, the last state capital which was still in rebel hands.
“Bor is still in the hands of the rebels but our forces are still moving towards it,” Colonel Philip Aguer said.
The war is between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and a loose coalition of army defectors and ethnic militia nominally headed by Riek Machar, a former vice president and seasoned guerilla fighter.
Government troops had recaptured the key north oil city of Bentiu last week, but have since grappled with rebel fighters closer to the capital Juba — with new clashes reportedly taking place yesterday in Juba, 20km from Bentiu.
According to the United Nations, one month of fighting in South Sudan has displaced some 400,000 people and killed about 1,000, although the independent think-tank International Crisis Group says reports from the field indicate the death toll would be closer to 10,000.
“Bor is still in the hands of the rebels but our forces are still moving towards it,” Colonel Philip Aguer said.
The war is between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and a loose coalition of army defectors and ethnic militia nominally headed by Riek Machar, a former vice president and seasoned guerilla fighter.
Government troops had recaptured the key north oil city of Bentiu last week, but have since grappled with rebel fighters closer to the capital Juba — with new clashes reportedly taking place yesterday in Juba, 20km from Bentiu.
According to the United Nations, one month of fighting in South Sudan has displaced some 400,000 people and killed about 1,000, although the independent think-tank International Crisis Group says reports from the field indicate the death toll would be closer to 10,000.
